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- Birth nameFrank Bunker Gilbreth Jr.
- Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. was born on March 17, 1911 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) and Cheaper by the Dozen (1950). He was married to Mary Pringle Manigault and Elizabeth Cauthen. He died on February 18, 2001 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
- SpousesMary Pringle Manigault(1955 - February 18, 2001) (his death, 2 children)Elizabeth Cauthen(1934 - 1954) (her death, 1 child)
- Children: Betsy (first wife); Edward, Rebecca (second wife).
- Brother of Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
- Was the 5th child born to Lillian and Frank Gilbreth.
Was the first boy born to Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. - Graduate from the University of Michigan in 1933. Worked as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, the Associated Press and the Buenos Aires Herald. Wartime service in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theatre. From 1947 to 1993, wrote the long-running column 'Doing the Charleston' for the Charleston Post and Courier.
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